Neo-Nazi rally in Tennessee draws far more protesters than supporters

A Neo-Nazi rally in Tennessee was outnumbered by hundreds of counter-protesters Saturday afternoon.

A few dozen members of the National Socialist Movement held an anti-immigration rally at the Hamilton County Courthouse in Chattanooga, but the Times Free Press reported a few hundred people came out to counter-protest.

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The members heckled the neo-Nazi supporters from across the street as authorities separated the protesters with an orange barricade.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson visited a church in Chattanooga on Friday and urged people to stay away from the rally. He said these events are meant to be provocative and protestors should not put fuel on the fire, the newspaper reported.

But that didn't stop people from bringing signs and other creative ways to taunt the neo-Nazi organization.

Some people dressed in clown costumes and held a sign that read "Who's the real clowns here?"

Another man in a truck drove by with a sign that read "Nazi? More like Loser!"

No problems were reported from the rally, though the newspaper reported it did cause a local organization to cancel a planned jazz music festival due to security concerns.